This work, equal parts biography, memoir, and literary study, examines the dialogue of two great Russian writers. The dialogue between them includes passages from Tolstoy's personal, political, and literary writings and references to Western and Eastern philosophers, religious thinkers and critics.

Volume editor: Thomas Gaiton Marrullo, Vladimir T. Khmelkov
Introduction by: Thomas Gaiton Marullo, Vladimir T. Khmelkov
Translated by: Thomas Gaiton Marullo, Vladimir T. Khmelkov